what is fluorosis? which disticts effected by fluorosis?
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India’s 11.5 million people at high risk of fluorosis due to lack of clean drinking water
2 min read . 17 Jul 2017
Neetu Chandra Sharma
Health ministry has identified at least 132 districts in 19 states severely affected by high fluoride content in drinking water, a leading cause of fluorosis
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New Delhi: Lack of clean drinking water has put over 11.5 million people of India at a very high risk of fluorosis—a crippling bone disease.
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Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are moderately affected states while Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam are mildly affected states. In India fluorosis is mainly due to excessive fluoride in water except in parts of Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh where industrial fluorosis is also seen.